Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.6° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)5ft (1.5m)18s
Afternoon (27 Jun)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (27 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
17
1.3
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.6
S
17
2.2
ENE
11
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
SSW
15
1.7
S
16
2.1
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
610
1063
1421
1519
1175
1131
1381
1496
1232
862
615
475
416
363
363
320
314
269
828
1572
2461
2942
2942
2475
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:51AM1.64m
2:19PM1.75m
2:34AM1.64m
3:01PM1.78m
3:16AM1.65m
3:43PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.37m
8:28PM0.44m
8:38AM0.37m
9:12PM0.43m
9:21AM0.36m
9:56PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
8
10
9
7
7
6
Feels °C
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
6
7
6
5
4
5
8
6
5
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
SSW
15
1.7
S
16
2.1
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
Energy kJ
610
791
938
955
1091
997
823
798
705
607
510
442
416
363
363
320
314
269
828
1572
2461
2942
2942
2475
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.6
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
146
1063
1421
1519
1175
1131
1381
1496
1232
862
615
475
413
333
268
249
137
201
274
285
281
297
297
286
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
17
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
18
Energy kJ
603
77
55
46
25
57
159
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
9
1
S
9
Energy kJ
86
143
114
35
3
5
9
14
123
151
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
4
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
3
3
3
5
5
5
13
27
5
5
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
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